Fatty Acids in Habitual Diet, Plasma Phospholipids, and Tumour and Normal Colonic Biopsies in Young Colorectal Cancer Patients

Fatty acid metabolism is altered in colorectal cancer (CRC). We aimed to investigate incorporation of dietary n-6 and n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) into plasma phospholipids (PLs), tumour tissue, and normal mucosa in young CRC patients. We also aimed to study differences in PUFA compositio...

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Main Authors: Paula Berstad, Espen Thiis-Evensen, Morten H. Vatn, Kari Almendingen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Oncology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/254801